If you are doing mainly trail riding...carbon is best IMHO. If you are doing a lot of higher speed, big jumps,/drops etc...higher risk type of riding, then aluminum. Aluminum bends, carbon snaps. BUT, it takes A LOT to snapped carbon. Like a major crash at speed. I have never seen a CF bar break...
My carbon bars are all 35mm rise. I like a more upright riding position and not the hunched over style I see some people riding with. But, I stand a lot when riding. Also, grips make a huge difference IMHO. I was a ODI grip guy for years. But after trying the PNW Loam grip, I switched all my...
I run Renthal carbon bars. I have never had any issue with arm pump on a mtb however. They definitely give great feedback and a more compliant feel than aluminum.
Mine went the way of the DoDo bird. I never want to ride a non-emtb again. I have zero interest. It would be like trading in your gorgeous nymphomaniac girlfriend for a picture of Hillary Clinton case a vaseline. AIn't happenin.
The Trek Rail is a GREAT bike. I have the 9.7. It was my first emtb. Now I have 4 emtb's (all different brands) and the Trek continues to be one of my all time favorites. Bosch makes a very good motor and emtb mode is really good. I have ridden my buddies Specialized several times and honestly...
1. Make sure your brakes are set up. You're going to need them. Hell, I've used my brakes going uphill many times if there is a turn or tree to avoid.
2. You don't need to shift gears nearly as much on an e-bike. Get used to a mid-gear and you'll be happy.
3. Do not shift under hard load.
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I have tried damn near every grip out there. Most are garbage. I was always an ODI Elite Pros fan for years...until I tried the PNW Loam grips. The Loam grips are the best grip I have ever used.
I was SOOOOOOO close to buying a TK01-RR from the Chicago Ducati dealer 5 months ago. But just couldn't justify almost $9k for an aluminum framed bike.
So, this is my understanding Rob...correct me if I am wrong. The new Race CX is no more powerful than the regular CX4 at 85nm. It's basically just a software update or different interface to have the motor power engage differently? The motor has been beefed up internally to handle the harder hit??
I'm not stopping you from buying one. Hell, buy 2. But, if I get an emtb, I don't want a half assed motor. I've ridden 60's...don't like them. I ride single track woods. 85 motors just fit my riding style. It's like riding a MX bike that is all set up...motor work etc...then going and riding...
I like an 85 motor. I have ridden 60's and don't like the way the feel. They need to find a way to get the battery lighter and still have an 85 motor. Lightening a bike and putting in a smaller motor is fine I guess. I'd like to see a light bike with full power. Not lightening a bike with a 400...
Those short bar end hooks to protect from bashing your finger seem like a good idea...until you hook a sapling, stray branch or weeds...then you're fuc%ed. When I first started riding years ago, I had something similar on my Cannondale. I got shit whipped when I hooked onto a branch. Never rode...
You're right. A few mm makes the difference between hitting a tree or not when you literally have to go between trees that are a lot of times way less than 3' apart. More than one time I've hit my grip while trying to rip through the woods between trees. I've learned to keep my pinky finger off...